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analysts say the reasons are many, china is demanding more and more every day to power their growing economy, just as opec cut their output, and here at home, refineries are shutting down for maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. >> we have to work, we keep coming to work every day. you have to put gas in your car to come to work. >> reporter: 43 cents in a month. >> that was nbc's tom costello. >>> after a weekend, the president and staffers will be back at work this morning, but with only ten days to prevent the automatic spending cuts, one group will be absent. >> reporter: good morning, congress is away all week on recess, now strategists say they will make calls and try to come up with alternative savings. but voters here at the capitol say that is not good enough. president obama is back at the white house after a weekend golfing in florida. but congress is still away on recess, taking a break announced monday. voters in the capitol are upset that they actually went home. >> i would be hard at work. >> reporter
analysts say the reasons are many, china is demanding more and more every day to power their growing economy, just as opec cut their output, and here at home, refineries are shutting down for maintenance as they prepare to switch to a summer blend. then market speculation and a weaker dollar play a role. >> we have to work, we keep coming to work every day. you have to put gas in your car to come to work. >> reporter: 43 cents in a month. >> that was nbc's tom costello....
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we have never cut government jobs when we were trying to save the economy, until this time. and now that we are finally stumbling back from the depths of recession, we are still trying to cut government jobs. look at this, more than 70,000 government workers were canned when the recession began. the government sent 9,000 government workers home with a final paycheck, good luck, officer, see you around. so chart imitates life. we lionize and celebrate the people who fix the math, and rescue us from fires. we lionize and celebrate them justly as we should. and then in record numbers we can them, hurting them and us as a country. not every public sector worker is going to win the medal of valor like those at the white house today. but there is reason to appreciate them, both in the heroic and in the specific, and in the aggregate, for what they do for us every day. that does it for us, we'll see >>> good thursday morning. right now on "first look" -- the oscar pistorius murder investigation gets even more complex as the lead detective is facing multiple murder charges stemming
we have never cut government jobs when we were trying to save the economy, until this time. and now that we are finally stumbling back from the depths of recession, we are still trying to cut government jobs. look at this, more than 70,000 government workers were canned when the recession began. the government sent 9,000 government workers home with a final paycheck, good luck, officer, see you around. so chart imitates life. we lionize and celebrate the people who fix the math, and rescue us...
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. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. wr wr skwi wr. >>> joe carter has this morning's bleacher report. good morning. >> for the past five weeks, when a school earns the right to be number one in college basketball, they lose the ranking in the same week because they lose to a lesser opponent. number one indiana and victor olo oladipo to victory. magic johnson, part of the broadcast team, compared oladipo to michael jordan and dwyane wade. for the first time in 22 years, indiana beats michigan state on the road. >>> boy, oh, boy. joe johnson the hero for the brooklyn nets last night. he hit not one, but two shots to help his team win in overtime again. that three-pointer forced overtime and then back to john in overtime. he nails this shot for the ball game. the nets, 5-0 in overtime. nba best 10-0 in overtime last season. >>> a bet a bar bet started this this drummond, wisconsin. makeshift barstools race in the snow. use anything around the house you can find, attach it to a bar school a
. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. wr wr skwi wr. >>> joe carter has this morning's bleacher report. good morning. >> for the past five weeks, when a school earns the right to be number one in college basketball, they lose the ranking in the same week because they lose to a lesser opponent. number one indiana and victor olo oladipo to victory. magic johnson, part of the broadcast team,...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> you've heard the big numbers. $1.2 trillion in cults over ten years. $85 billion this year. that's 13% cuts to defense, 9% to everything else. >> we're weeks away from the president's sequester, and the president laid out no plan to eliminate the sequester and the harmful cuts that will come as a result. >> the forced budget cuts were created during the 2011 debt ceiling debacle. they were passed by congress and signed by the white house. worst-case scenario that would be so bad it would force lawmakers to make a deal. now it's become a poisoned pill that the nation may have to swallow beginning march 1st. and if it happens, 70,000 children kicked off head start programs, putting more than 14,000 teaching and staff jobs at risk. fewer inspections for things like horse meat in your burgers, cuts to mental health programs mean almost 400,000 seriously m
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. this is not an abstraction. people will lose their jobs. >> you've heard the big numbers. $1.2 trillion in cults over ten years. $85 billion this year. that's 13% cuts to defense, 9% to everything else. >> we're weeks away from the president's sequester, and the president laid out no plan to eliminate the sequester and the harmful cuts that will come as a result. >> the...
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they will hurt the economy. they will add 100,000 americans to the unemployment rolls this is not abstract. the unemployment rate might tick up again. >> the president criticized republican ideas because they "ask nothing of the wealthiest americans or big corporations." soledad talked with he sign bowles about preventing deep cuts. he will talk about the bill he drew up. >>> massive protests in athens, groes. two unions are holding a general 24-hour strike. protesting something that people in greece have been furious about. a austerity. >>> all right this is a bumper sticker. a tennessee police officer not an ohio state football fan. he accused the buckeye sticker on their bumper with a pot leaf. bonnie and her husband were driving home from a funeral in ohio when they were pulled over. the officer told the woman she needed to scrape the marijuana sticker off her car. after the couple set the officer straight, he let them go without a ticket. >> the stickers that go on all the ohio state buckeye helmets. >> i w
they will hurt the economy. they will add 100,000 americans to the unemployment rolls this is not abstract. the unemployment rate might tick up again. >> the president criticized republican ideas because they "ask nothing of the wealthiest americans or big corporations." soledad talked with he sign bowles about preventing deep cuts. he will talk about the bill he drew up. >>> massive protests in athens, groes. two unions are holding a general 24-hour strike. protesting...
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. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall street, not one detroit democrat running hall -- haliburton. we are just corrupt cheaters. >> you grew up in detroit and went to work in los angeles and went back to detroit. when you were growing up your mother's flower shop was fire bombed. >> it sure was. it was called devil's night. an orgy of fire and people burning things up. it was for insurance purposes and getting crack heads out of your neighborhood and when that happened my mom said i'm gone. she turned. >> what is detroit going to do? we featured a tape a little while ago where some of the city leaders said time for a washington bailout. >> no. >> that's p
. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall...
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while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junkrawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you.
while the markets are climbing the economy not so much. why in the world is that? charles payne brings the pain and the explanation. martha: have you seen this morning? senator john mccain got some pretty tough questions in his home state. >> why bring a 30 million -- >> they're here. >> cut off their welfare and all their stuff and they will go back. >> [inaudible]. [applause] tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for,...
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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're watching "fox & friends" hour two for wednesday. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. we're all back on the couch together. >> brian: yes, we are. >> gretchen: after president's day weekend. we have a fox news alert to tell you about because the world is waiting to see if oscar pistorius is granted bail today after being charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend. day two of his hearing underway now. earlier police revealed they did find steroids and needles in his bedroom, but his lawyer says it was not for a banned sub
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're...
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that's how bad things are with the economy. and president proposed a $50 billion stimulus practice to rebuild highways and tunnels and fix things with no way to pay for it while doing local interviews so it's relatively frustrating. it's also frustrating that linked-in as joined facebook and others not paying any taxes besides record profits. maybe these guys pay a little bit on their profits? >> people look in and see washington and they are talking about a 2.3% cut and the president is talking about how the sky is falling. remember most americans, by a gigantic margin, think we have a spending problem in this country. you say washington is on a spending binge. so going forward, once it hits, and it will his on march 1, how many people are going to actually be sympathetic? >> the amazing thing is the president's approval rating is the highest since 2009. >> that's the cognitive disdense. one of the things, of course, that really affects the economy and how you feel about it, gas prices. have you noticed that they are really hi
that's how bad things are with the economy. and president proposed a $50 billion stimulus practice to rebuild highways and tunnels and fix things with no way to pay for it while doing local interviews so it's relatively frustrating. it's also frustrating that linked-in as joined facebook and others not paying any taxes besides record profits. maybe these guys pay a little bit on their profits? >> people look in and see washington and they are talking about a 2.3% cut and the president is...
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>> the economy is doing a little bit better. there's a little bit more, the perception of more demand, global prices are rising. we also have this seasonal changeover that usually happens a little later on. you're seeing that move. refineries are going to start shutting down as they move onto the summer blends. this happens every single year. it's happening earlier every year. experts say it's happening at the same time the american economy is starting to slowly heal, and that's enough to really tip it over. and then you'll hear people talk about speculators. always hear people talk about how speculators drive it up a little faster and drive it down a little faster. >> does that mean we don't have the summer price increase we have every year, that it's starting earlier, or also have the additional summer price increase? >> i don't think it's going away any time soon. i think you're going to see it stuck up here at these kinds of levels. >> you're seeing gas above $4 earlier than i've ever seen it in the spring in the new york ci
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i want to point out for florida it is really essential to the economy. keep in mind, florida grows 75% of the orange crop in the u.s. and then 40% of the world's orange juice supply. so certainly this is an area that we need to follow. as we go through the rest of the morning, we'll see numbers climb above freezing by 10:00 a.m. we'll continue to follow that. and zoraida, everybody is wearing purple insteexcept john. >> typically he wears purple. but today he did not. >> i'm sorry i screwed up everyone's plans. i'll try to do better. >>> the country music world in mourning that troubled singer mindy mccready committed suicide. she was found dead in her arkansas home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. last month, the father of her 10-month-old son died afternoon apparent suicide. she talked about that painful, awful experience weeks ago in her last interview with nbc. >> i have never gone through anything this painful. nor will i ever again. >> michelle turning following developments from los angeles. good morning, michelle. >> good morning, john. a rea
i want to point out for florida it is really essential to the economy. keep in mind, florida grows 75% of the orange crop in the u.s. and then 40% of the world's orange juice supply. so certainly this is an area that we need to follow. as we go through the rest of the morning, we'll see numbers climb above freezing by 10:00 a.m. we'll continue to follow that. and zoraida, everybody is wearing purple insteexcept john. >> typically he wears purple. but today he did not. >> i'm sorry i...
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they could bring the economy to its knees. >> exactly. it's pretty funny that the president, time and again, has said, well, we don't fear china's peaceful rise. i mean, china, of course is going to appear -- it's just looking out for china's best interest. when you're as rich as china is today, there is a lot of things you can do beyond just buying real estate in the big apple. >> gretchen: the question that is begged to be asked f china is doing this through their military, is it a good time for us to be cutting back then on our military spending to try and fight off things like this? >> well, no. it's not. and it's another reason why it would be best if all parties, all political parties and all political figures were in town actually gotting the job of putting this economy back together done. i mean, glad everyone is taking breaks and on vacation, but i mean, we got a real problem on our hands. we have several crises about to hit this country all at one time. we have things like the tuition debt bomb with all these kids with student l
they could bring the economy to its knees. >> exactly. it's pretty funny that the president, time and again, has said, well, we don't fear china's peaceful rise. i mean, china, of course is going to appear -- it's just looking out for china's best interest. when you're as rich as china is today, there is a lot of things you can do beyond just buying real estate in the big apple. >> gretchen: the question that is begged to be asked f china is doing this through their military, is it...
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>> it disgusts me because you see the economy the way it's going towards. you have the growth rate at 0.1% growth compared to 3.1% growth in the prior quarter. you have social security tax went up like 4.2% to 6.2%. it's hurting americans and we can't afford this. >> peter: you're making more than glenn, but what are your issues in terms of this 2% and in terms of where we're going with our paychecks? >> you ultimately see it in the bottom line. ultimately i heard the griping from my employees. when they saw it in their paychecks. ultimately what you have is obama and pelosi and the democrats are talking about a middle class and ultimately i see the difference between a government class and a middle class. you have obama golfing with tweeze and nancy pelosi saying it's beneath the dignity of congress to take a pay cut. >> peter: what you're saying is there is a permanent government class that these rules don't apply to. that they live a lifestyle that other folks don't have the capacity for. is that right? >> absolutely. >> steve: spencer, you're the presid
>> it disgusts me because you see the economy the way it's going towards. you have the growth rate at 0.1% growth compared to 3.1% growth in the prior quarter. you have social security tax went up like 4.2% to 6.2%. it's hurting americans and we can't afford this. >> peter: you're making more than glenn, but what are your issues in terms of this 2% and in terms of where we're going with our paychecks? >> you ultimately see it in the bottom line. ultimately i heard the griping...
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the economy's upside down down right now. we're in negative growth this last quarter. >> it's really a bad idea right now to do this thing. and also as they were saying, it's deliberately written i guess to make it ridiculous so that you can't say let's take out one of our stupid tank programs we don't need. you can't do that. >> but that doesn't seem to be inspiring action. i mean, i asked what are they -- what's the alternative? i'm sure that they've been working with members of congress to come up with an alternative to this. i didn't -- i hear, oh, there should be one. >> yeah. >> but i don't hear any. >> well, i've got to say," you know, a lot of people, mike barnicle, attacked the president and congress for not working together, but they did come up with a plan that would have been remarkably stupid to an act as a worst-case scenario, and they worked together to create that fail safe plan and they're going to implement it. >> but the part that i don't understand, mike, you talk about the republicans saying, well, this t
the economy's upside down down right now. we're in negative growth this last quarter. >> it's really a bad idea right now to do this thing. and also as they were saying, it's deliberately written i guess to make it ridiculous so that you can't say let's take out one of our stupid tank programs we don't need. you can't do that. >> but that doesn't seem to be inspiring action. i mean, i asked what are they -- what's the alternative? i'm sure that they've been working with members of...
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one, what does it do to the economy in the long term and short term? most economists now are saying, as bad as the defense industry believes it's going to be, as bad as you could argue it's going to be for some of the poorest people in this country, if you have the discussion we were having during the commercial break about krugman and how much debt you want to have, there is an argument to be made that if you want to start tackling it, tackle it, and the world is not going to stop. there is an argument to be made about that. the question is, when do you want to tackle it? some people would say, start tackling it now. but if you don't want to tackle it now and you want to push it out a year, you know, how much does that really advance the cause? >> you bring up krugman. he says let's not tackle it until 2025. >> he wouldn't tackle it for a very long time. >> is 2025 an option for most of the people that you -- >> probably not. >> probably not? >> the problem is that confidence in the markets doesn't evaporate in years or months. it evaporates in weeks
one, what does it do to the economy in the long term and short term? most economists now are saying, as bad as the defense industry believes it's going to be, as bad as you could argue it's going to be for some of the poorest people in this country, if you have the discussion we were having during the commercial break about krugman and how much debt you want to have, there is an argument to be made that if you want to start tackling it, tackle it, and the world is not going to stop. there is an...
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economy and focus on pursuing guilty pleas for those who break the law instead of settling for fines and reforms. the lawyers say they're already making changes to their defense strategies. >>> the washingt"washington pos united arab emirates spreading gifts throughout the world. it gave 5 million dollars to build a neonative intensive care hospital in joplin, missouri devastated two years ago. they also donated $1 million to buy laptop computers for the town's students in joplin, among several gifts given by the uae, a country that works to raise its profile as a pro-western country. >> what they've been doing in joplin is amazing. >>> and mississippi has officially ratified the 13th amendment that abolishes slavery. >> that must have been a heck of a clerical error. what's the luck, seriously, that the clerical error would prevent them from ratifying the 13th amendment, could have been the 23rd. >> they ratified it and forget to send it. >> it was passed in 1864 and not formally ratified by mississippi until 1995 making it the last state to do so. the error was apparently noticed b
economy and focus on pursuing guilty pleas for those who break the law instead of settling for fines and reforms. the lawyers say they're already making changes to their defense strategies. >>> the washingt"washington pos united arab emirates spreading gifts throughout the world. it gave 5 million dollars to build a neonative intensive care hospital in joplin, missouri devastated two years ago. they also donated $1 million to buy laptop computers for the town's students in joplin,...
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it's going to slow down the economy. you've got democrats -- you've got the president running around because he only knows how to do one thing, ask for higher taxes. he's leading with the taxes. we've got to raise more taxes. it's the rich, it's the corporations, tax, tax, tax. i thought we had this debate before. democrats don't seem to understand that taxing americans dampens the economy, hurts small businesses, hurts a lot of americans. republicans don't seem to understand that massive unfocused cuts right now are going to slow down the economy and hurt americans, too. >> you seriously have to wonder whether anyone in washington, in the house, in the senate, in the white house, in the administration, republican, democrat, do they ever go outdoors? do they ever see what happens every day to ordinary americans? people who have been getting crushed economically for the past 10 or 15 years are now getting crushed again, doubly so. the payroll tax has been eliminated. have you checked out the price of gasoline over the pas
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sure, let's run up the markets. >> they're looking at the economy and seeing a strong economy. >> and they used to be scared by washington. up next. >> republican's going to be the same think. >> up next, the student loan controversy. business before the bell with brian sullivan. we're going to be right back. none of us would want to be told we can't marry the person we love. that's why a growing majority of americans believe it's time to allow marriage for gay and lesbian couples. laura bush: when couples are committed they ought to have i think the same sort of rights that everyone has. colin powell: allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. dick cheney: freedom means freedom for everyone. barack obama: our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law. it's time for marriage. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activate
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out of the economy. i'm afraid we are getting to a situation where we are being told that tax increases are beat -- are bad for the economy, too much borrowing is bad for the economy, particularly in the future you are projecting, and spending cuts are bad for the economy, and that does not leave us with many options. >> the effects of fiscal policy on the economy are different under different economic circumstances. that is a widely held -- not universally held, but widely held -- view among economists, and that is the perspective we take. under current economic circumstances, when private demand for goods and services is low, additional government demand for the government's offering additional private demand can both increase the overall demand for goods and services and thus encourage businesses to hire more. under different economic circumstances of the sort we usually have in this country and we expect we will have again five or 10 years from now, then this competition you are describing between th
out of the economy. i'm afraid we are getting to a situation where we are being told that tax increases are beat -- are bad for the economy, too much borrowing is bad for the economy, particularly in the future you are projecting, and spending cuts are bad for the economy, and that does not leave us with many options. >> the effects of fiscal policy on the economy are different under different economic circumstances. that is a widely held -- not universally held, but widely held -- view...
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>> i'm not sure it's a good thing for the economy. i don't think it's a bad thing for the economy. i think it's a bad thing for small and medium sized businesses, but look, when you have apple who has more money than the u.s. government, but of course, we all have more money than the u.s. government, there's no real place to put this money, and what jonas talked about with this, give it back in dividends which a lot of people consider lazy and uncreative to try to go out and buy company. the rich are getting richer and the big companies, the only place they can use the huge acquisitions to put the huge pile of cash to good use. >> brenda: gary b, we talk about the markets be in record highs or all-time highs and we were basically where we were six years ago. >> exactly, brenda. in fact the nasdaq is way below its all-time highs, so there's plenty of room to grow and getting back to, you know, larry and jonas made excellent points. normally merger activity is a harbinger of an improving economy and i think the stock market could break higher. the only point, jonas said about buffet
>> i'm not sure it's a good thing for the economy. i don't think it's a bad thing for the economy. i think it's a bad thing for small and medium sized businesses, but look, when you have apple who has more money than the u.s. government, but of course, we all have more money than the u.s. government, there's no real place to put this money, and what jonas talked about with this, give it back in dividends which a lot of people consider lazy and uncreative to try to go out and buy company....
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we know that and they keep analogizing the economy to a family. families, sometimes you have to go out and raise a little extra money. you don't just tighten your belt and get a second job and pay your bills on time. you go out and get some extra money. sometimes god forbid you even borrow some money from your brother-in-law, right? so they're going to lose on on that nor one particular point and they are going to get this point in the next couple of weeks, the fiscal conservatives that the date will come and go and the world is going to continue to spin on its axis. and the sun is going to come up in the east. and nobody is going to be fired and kids won't be cut out of daycare. not on the first day. not even in the first week. and so they're going to get that point. and then after that, they're going to lose. they're goring to lose big. chris: you cover the hill and you know there's all kinds of republicans now. there's a group of them, a third of the caucus, a quarter of the caucus who really don't like government that much. and if somebody say
we know that and they keep analogizing the economy to a family. families, sometimes you have to go out and raise a little extra money. you don't just tighten your belt and get a second job and pay your bills on time. you go out and get some extra money. sometimes god forbid you even borrow some money from your brother-in-law, right? so they're going to lose on on that nor one particular point and they are going to get this point in the next couple of weeks, the fiscal conservatives that the...
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keeping the economy moving in a forward direction is where the focus should be. >> immigrants are a big part of why the u.s. is as successful as it is. >> immigration has long divided republicans and democrats. a bipartisan group is making progress towards compromise, which now seems in danger after plans from the white house leaked out. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president really want a result or he does -- or does he want to get political a bandage in the next election? >> it is not going to work. we will not be able to get the votes to pass in the house. >> the president's new chief of staff insist it was only meant as a backup if the bipartisan proposal stalls in the house or senate. >> he says it is dead on arrival. >> keep in mind that the bipartisan compromise is still a work in progress. there is no actual plan yet to unveil. the democrats say give it time, and republicans say there will be a link between illegal immigrants obtain green cards and tightening border security. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> new at 6:00, prince geo
keeping the economy moving in a forward direction is where the focus should be. >> immigrants are a big part of why the u.s. is as successful as it is. >> immigration has long divided republicans and democrats. a bipartisan group is making progress towards compromise, which now seems in danger after plans from the white house leaked out. >> this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president really want a result or he does -- or does he want...
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to the overall national economy. go back to rebuild the infrastructure, get citying working again. adam: i love the midwest, the rust belt, my favorite part of the country because i lived there. i heard this, put people back to work, since i was a kid in the s and 80s, but it didn't happen in detroit. >> water. when you consider all the great lakes cities and states sit on the largest supply of fresh water in the world, this is our future. there's no reason why we should see these communities start to go down so, you know, it -- part of it, back to what i said, we need a national economic policy to put a full employment economy, and we need health care for all. the health care costs are going out of site because the private sector is taking one out of every three dollars for corporate profit stock, executive salaries. we need a new approach. rebuild the infrastructure. adam: do you agree with the congressman or something, i mean, we have to deal with immediately. >> i agree we have to invest more in the infrastructur
to the overall national economy. go back to rebuild the infrastructure, get citying working again. adam: i love the midwest, the rust belt, my favorite part of the country because i lived there. i heard this, put people back to work, since i was a kid in the s and 80s, but it didn't happen in detroit. >> water. when you consider all the great lakes cities and states sit on the largest supply of fresh water in the world, this is our future. there's no reason why we should see these...
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we live in a global economy and giving our students the skills to compete in that dynamic economy is vital to our state's future success. last year the legislature took a first step towards answering our call to provide transportation all education reform by passing legislation, teacher preparation programs that have exit exams and a major new curly child illiteracy and initiative. these actions are a good beginning but not early enough. i laid out three pieces that we can build upon and truly provide students with a world-class education they focus on having a great teacher in every classroom, a great principle leading every building, and high economic standards and strong matching a student assessment. the centerpiece of our reform is to update the teaching system by evaluating -- by elevating the teaching profession and that includes providing new teacher of leadership and compensation structures that provides five career path twice to provide more professional opportunities for teachers. similarly, principles, like teachers, need collaborative support to grow professionally. that
we live in a global economy and giving our students the skills to compete in that dynamic economy is vital to our state's future success. last year the legislature took a first step towards answering our call to provide transportation all education reform by passing legislation, teacher preparation programs that have exit exams and a major new curly child illiteracy and initiative. these actions are a good beginning but not early enough. i laid out three pieces that we can build upon and truly...
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but in the long-term picture economies tend to be talked about by the presidential terms and what the white house is worrying about is this economy which is struggling would really take a hit if the sequester took a hit over the long period of time. that in the end through history's eyes, that makes the obama economy weaker and that's not great legacy item for this prb. >> so, john, with nine days and counting and no talks scheduled on either side, do you think it's inevitable it's going to happen? >> it's inevitable we'll get to march 1st. we talk about the budget fight as game of chicken. it's really a game of uncle, which is to say who's going to cave in first. >> who wins or loses in this with each party blaming the other? >> they both lose in terms of the country looking at them. the republicans seem to be losing more. they're trying to reorder the argument here and connect with people's fundamental feeling about the size of government, especially with tax time coming, people paying these big tax bills and wondering what they're getting for it. that's the hopes. but so far they'r
but in the long-term picture economies tend to be talked about by the presidential terms and what the white house is worrying about is this economy which is struggling would really take a hit if the sequester took a hit over the long period of time. that in the end through history's eyes, that makes the obama economy weaker and that's not great legacy item for this prb. >> so, john, with nine days and counting and no talks scheduled on either side, do you think it's inevitable it's going...
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economy. and, hence, the opportunities this are really quite substantial, although everybody knows that these markets are quite volatile. the developed markets are more in a recovery mode. i'm thinking of europe bottoming some tomb later this year, and japan now aggressively easing with a new monetary policy under a new government likely to see a-- finally see a real acceleration of their growth. so it's some good stories out there. >> tom: you sound very optimistic when it comes to a couple of big economies there that have been down in the dumps in europe for the better part of a couple of years. and, obviously, japan has been down for the better part almost a generation now. e.f.a. is the ticker single of an exchange traded fund that follows these areas. what are your hopes for this for a longer holding prld? >> well, i think that the first positive reaction here is likely to be a recovery in the market values of some of the major groups-- major investment groups in europe as people see that
economy. and, hence, the opportunities this are really quite substantial, although everybody knows that these markets are quite volatile. the developed markets are more in a recovery mode. i'm thinking of europe bottoming some tomb later this year, and japan now aggressively easing with a new monetary policy under a new government likely to see a-- finally see a real acceleration of their growth. so it's some good stories out there. >> tom: you sound very optimistic when it comes to a...
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the medical reasons why obesity is bad for your health but it turns out it could also be bad for the economy american obesity rates are unprecedented are our unprecedented levels and getting worse experience for its estimate that forty two percent of americans will be considered obese by the year twenty thirty and the long term cost of this issue could affect the financial future of the u.s. our to correspondent megan lopez takes a look at the weight of the nation. obesity is one of the most prevalent and important health problems in america if you only what you eat there are far more people now who are classified in the obesity range than there are who are classified in the normal weight range than the average american is a greasy two pound cheeseburger topped with bacon and served with the side of french fries obesity is associated with more than sixty different diseases including diabetes and heart disease and numerous others however this phenomenon is bloating more than our waistlines it's also weighing down our economy so let's take a look at the numbers according to the center for dise
the medical reasons why obesity is bad for your health but it turns out it could also be bad for the economy american obesity rates are unprecedented are our unprecedented levels and getting worse experience for its estimate that forty two percent of americans will be considered obese by the year twenty thirty and the long term cost of this issue could affect the financial future of the u.s. our to correspondent megan lopez takes a look at the weight of the nation. obesity is one of the most...
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some senators say two taxing levels is unfair and others fear the impact on the region's economy. >> once the ball got rolling, i think taxes just piled on and moran mohr and more. >> reporter: governor bob mcdonald pushed for the transportation plan. it could become his legacy initiative. but he also gave in return assurance to democrats that he'll consider expanding health care coverage for the poor. in richmond, julie carrie, news 4. >>> the nation's governors are warning that even the possibility of the sequester is threatening the nation's economy. if congress doesn't reach a deal by next friday, massive federal spending cuts will take effect. state leaders are in washington for the annual meeting of the national governor's association and governors from both parties say the threat of cuts is enough to slow economic recovery and undermine budgets in their states. >>> to the weather now, the rain let up outside. sidewalks and roads still kind of wet as temperatures start to drop tonight. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a first look at our forecast. hey chuck. >> good ev
some senators say two taxing levels is unfair and others fear the impact on the region's economy. >> once the ball got rolling, i think taxes just piled on and moran mohr and more. >> reporter: governor bob mcdonald pushed for the transportation plan. it could become his legacy initiative. but he also gave in return assurance to democrats that he'll consider expanding health care coverage for the poor. in richmond, julie carrie, news 4. >>> the nation's governors are...
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♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: there may be hope yet for bringing the national epidemic of obesity under control. at least, the latest numbers on calories and fast food, released today, indicated possible progress. for years, health officials have warned about americans' growing girth. now, research from the centers for disease control and prevention suggests the fight against fat may be having an effect. among the findings: american children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than a decade before-- 7% less for boys and 4% less for girls. and for adults, fast food accounted for just over 11% of the calories consumed in 2010, down from nearly 13% in 2006.
♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez:...